HID bulb replacement help!...(specs unknown)
11-02-2007, 03:30 PM
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HID bulb replacement help!...(specs unknown)
So I bought my current car with a McCulloch HID kit already installed. Well, today, the driver side bulb burned out. It had been getting dimmer and dimmer over the past weeks, and today it went.
So, I need to replace it, but I know nothing about it aside from the brand and what's printed on the ballast.
The ballast reads as follows:
Voltage...9-14v
Out put...35w +/- 3
Temperature...40 degrees c +105 degrees c
HID bulbs controller
DC 12v
That's all it says. I have the bulb out, but I don't know the bulb size nor the model number of the kit/ballast.
If I can find a local distributor, I figure I can bring them the bulb and see if they can't match it up with one they have. So does anyone know of a local distributor of HID bulbs/kits?
So, I need to replace it, but I know nothing about it aside from the brand and what's printed on the ballast.
The ballast reads as follows:
Voltage...9-14v
Out put...35w +/- 3
Temperature...40 degrees c +105 degrees c
HID bulbs controller
DC 12v
That's all it says. I have the bulb out, but I don't know the bulb size nor the model number of the kit/ballast.
If I can find a local distributor, I figure I can bring them the bulb and see if they can't match it up with one they have. So does anyone know of a local distributor of HID bulbs/kits?
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11-02-2007, 04:10 PM
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Re: HID bulb replacement help!...(specs unknown)
are you sure it's the bulb and not the ballast? the bulb should have some writing on it. But, do yourself a favor and swap the bulb into the other headlight and check to make sure that the ballast itself didn't die out on you. It might save you the hassle of buying a bulb only to find out the ballast went. Just my.02.
11-02-2007, 04:27 PM
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Re: HID bulb replacement help!...(specs unknown)
are you sure it's the bulb and not the ballast? the bulb should have some writing on it. But, do yourself a favor and swap the bulb into the other headlight and check to make sure that the ballast itself didn't die out on you. It might save you the hassle of buying a bulb only to find out the ballast went. Just my.02.
11-03-2007, 12:25 AM
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i've been doing my research on hids as i do with everything prior to buying 
and there are 2 types of plugs, 2 and 3 prong. other than that you just purchase the bulbs that fit your headlights and that are the same color temp. and you're done.
and there are 2 types of plugs, 2 and 3 prong. other than that you just purchase the bulbs that fit your headlights and that are the same color temp. and you're done.
11-03-2007, 12:09 PM
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My mculloch kit came with a small sticker on each bulb telling me the temp, Not sure how to find out if they are not there. Try to match the color up on xenonpros.com
11-03-2007, 06:05 PM
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Well, I connected the bulb that I thought was burnt out to the other ballast and it lit up. All of the connections to the ballast are tight, so I'm assuming the ballast has gone bad. I guess I'll have to take the chance on replacing it with a new one. If the bulb still doesn't light up when connected to the new one, then I don't know what the hell is going on.
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